Schools Foundation Presents Annual Report

Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) presented its annual report during the Board of Trustees meeting December 13.

Mandy Hamilton, ISF executive director, reported that the foundation has awarded approximately $30,000 in grants to teachers and paraprofessionals, and approximately $150,000 in scholarships to students and teachers. Special events for the year included the Breakfast with the Stars, Fall Education Luncheon and Fellows Ceremony. New events included a golf tournament and 5K Fun Run. Events raised more than $150,000 for ISF. Throughout the year, four new Fellows and nine new scholarships were dedicated, and more than $10,000 was awarded to IISD campus and district teachers of the year. The annual payroll deduction campaign raised $208,000 in pledges and nine schools had 100 percent participation.

Hamilton concluded the report noting that ISF has awarded more than $2.1 million in scholarships and teacher grants in the 25 years of the foundation’s operation. Also, more than $1.5 million has been raised from annual payroll deduction campaigns, and more than 2,000 students and teachers have received grants and scholarships.